Review of Scientific Instruments · 2008 · 11 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsNuclear InstrumentationPlasma PhysicsRadiation PhysicsAccelerator PhysicsShielding For Particle AcceleratorsBeam InstrumentationIon Beam ExtractionIon Source DesignIon Source OptimizationIon Source Physics
A cesium-free H(-) ion source driven with a LaB(6) filament was developed for the J-PARC. It was operated for the J-PARC linac beam commissioning, which was started on 20 November 2006. Eight runs of 2 or 3 week beam commissioning were done until the end of June 2007. The source was mainly operated with a duty factor of 0.8% (320 micros and 25 Hz) while providing a 5 mA beam typically. Each interval of the runs, precise optimizations, such as the filament position, and so on, are examined. At present, a H(-) beam with a current of 38 mA and a rms normalized emittance of 0.22 pi mm mrad is extracted with a duty factor of 0.8% (320 micros and 25 Hz).
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